According to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, the rest of the world would be a policy to protect entrepreneurs and farmers in their respective countries.

Hatta Rajasa

According to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, the rest of the world would be a policy to protect entrepreneurs and farmers in their respective countries.


Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa spoke about the United States to protest the World Trade organization (WTO) about tightening Indonesia horticulture imports from countries Barrack Obama. The Indonesian side will still protect farmers in the country.

"It's just the nature of WTO consultations. We're allowed to protect our farmers. wether we let it bother farmers in our own country," said Hatta in Jakarta, Wednesday (01/16/2013).

According to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, the rest of the world would be a policy to protect entrepreneurs and farmers in their respective countries. With these conditions, farmers in each country will have a fresh value (bargain power) to foreign farmers.

"Let me now show me, which country does not provide protection to the farmers. We must do that," he added.

Just for the record, the United States has sent a letter of protest to the WTO. Americans in a letter protesting the Indonesian government policies that restrict imports of horticultural and animal products. According to a written statement of the Ministry of Commerce USA, objected to government policy that applies strictly an import permit for horticultural products in 2011.

On the other hand, the government's decision to set a quota imports of beef and other animal products has been detrimental to America as a supplier of these products. Americans say, although it aims to protect domestic industries of Indonesia, these policies have violated WTO rules.

"Import licensing system complicated and unclear in Indonesia has affected exports of agricultural and plantation America," said U.S. trade ambassador, Ron Kirk, on Friday (11/01/2013).

According to Kirk, Indonesia's import regulations have been violated WTO obligations, including the Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.